A new variable step-size hybrid block method for the numerical solution of ordinary differential equations
*Ahmad Umar AbubakarCorresponding authorvtd1478@veltech.edu.inDepartment of MathematicsAvadiVel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai, Tamil Nadu, 600062, IndiaView full profile → , E. Chandrasekarandrchandrasekarane@veltech.edu.inDepartment of MathematicsAvadiVel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai, Tamil Nadu, 600062, India0000−0001−9393−4184View full profile →
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- Received:
- 01 Nov 2025
- Published Online:
- 09 Apr 2026
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JIM-2412
- Pages:
- 987–1000
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